ACC players were taken with the first six picks in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, confirming the conference's reputation as the nation's top men's soccer conference. 2007 MLS SuperDraft Picks Four of the six players were underclassmen signed to Generation adidas contracts, beginning with Maryland's Maurice Edu, the No. 1 pick ... Read the whole story

North Carolina's Anson Dorrance won his five NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year award when he claimed the NCAA Division I women's award at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, held Friday evening in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Dorrance, whose freshman-dominated Tar Heels won the 2006 NCAA ... Read the whole story

Ohio Wesleyan men's coach Jay Martin received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Honor Award at the NSCAA's Awards Banquet held on Friday in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. In his 30 years as coach of the Battling Bishops, Martin has led his teams to seven ... Read the whole story

East Tennessee State introduced Clemson assistant Scott Calabrese as the head coach of its new men's program. "It is truly an honor to be named the first head men's soccer coach in the history of ETSU," Calabrese said. "The vision of the university, the athletic department and the community shows ... Read the whole story

Bob Winch is out as University of Central Florida's men's coach after 12 seasons. "He has worked hard to build the program to its current point," UCF director of athletics Steve Orsini said, "but we believe it's time for a change in leadership to continue the growth of the program ... Read the whole story

Heather O'Reilly, the 2006 Soccer America Women's College Player of the Year, heads the 20-player U.S. women's national team roster for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 in Guangzhou, China, against Germany, England and China. U.S. Four Nations Roster Ryan named three uncapped players, all college freshmen, to the ... Read the whole story

U.S. women's national team head coach and technical director Greg Ryan has named Jillian Ellis as the new U.S. under-20 women's national team head coach. Ellis, previously the U-21 women's coach, will be charged with leading the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women's World ... Read the whole story